Draft-equalizer.



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MILFORD s. eLovEnj or BIGHILL, TEXAS.

' DRAFT-EQUALIZEB.

' Specification of Letters Ia'tnt.

Patented ai-tr. 1911. I

Application tiled February 17, 1910.. Serial No. 544,410.

T 6 all whom it may comeriif Be it known that I, Micron!) S. GLovnn, a citizen of the United States. residing at liighill, in: the county of Limestone and State of Texas, have invented new endosciul Improvements in Draft.-Equalizers,'of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an appliance for equalizingo'r evening the draft between draft animals arranged unequally upon opposite sides 'ofgl pole or tongue, so that a machine may run close to a closure or may operate in the field without endangering the trampl'ng down of grain by the team employed} 1' drawing a machine, such as a mower or harvester, over a field.

The invention provides an iqualizing appliance, which may be adjust d to the difference in pull between the i' lferent draft animals, so that the'draft; nay be evened and each animal compelled to di 'aw a proportionate part of the load..

The'invention consists of thenovel features, details of constructioniandeombinaattached to the mac iine or vehicle to be alrawn. An equaliz ng lever 2 is arranged trzmsvcrsely of the pole 1 and pivotally con-- located forwardly of the short arm of the equalizing lever 2 and is connected therewith by means of a link ti. A swingletree 13 is connected by means ofa link 7 to the inner end of the lever E. A link 14 conncets'thc outer end of the lever 3 with the long arm of a lever 4,'which is pivoted to thc.|)ole or tongue at 11 by means of a bolt nrj'ithcr suitable fastening, said fastening also serving to pivotally connect the equalizing lever 2 to the pole 1. The lever 4-is placed above the equalizing lever 2 and exlends about ,p'arallel therewith, The inner or short. arm of the lever 4 is connected by means of a chain 12 with the short arm of A lever 3 is.

a lever 5 located in the rear of the levers '2 and 4 and pivotally connected at to the Pole 1. The lever-o extends transversely of the. pole 1 about pa 'allel with the levers 2 and 4. A twingletree 15 is connected by means of a link 9 with the long arm of the lever A swingletree 16 isconnected to the long arm of the equalizing lever 2 by means of a link S. The several links are of such relative lengths as to admit of the levers occupying the relative positions disclosed herein and at the same time admitting of the swingletrees occupying a straight line so that the horses may be in line when pulling the load: I

By having the parts arranged as set forth one horse upon one side of the pole or tongue is enabled to pull against two horses located upon the opposite side of the pole or tongue, each horse bearing a proportionate amount of the load whileatthe same time the three horses are enabled. to walk abreast.

Having thus deseribe dthe invention what is claimed as new, is:--

A 'draft evener comprising a pole or tongue, a transversely arranged equalizing lever pivotally connected near one end to the pole. a lever 5 located in the rear (if the S0 equalizing lever and pivoted near one end to the pole. a lever 4 arranged above the equalizing lever and pivoted near' one end thereto ;and to the pole, a lever 3 located in advance of the shortarm of the equalizing S5 lever, a link coma-("ting the middle portion of the lever 33 with the short arm of the equahznm lever, a link connecting the outer ends of the levers 3 and 4, a flexible oonneetion between the short arms of the lovers 9O 4 and 5, swingletrees, a link connecting one of the swingletrees to the inner end. of the lever 3, a link connecting a second swingle tree to the long arm of the lever 5, and a link connecting the third swingletree to the 

